Dr visit and Infusion

 Friday was an interesting day.  Lee and I were on our way to Boston for my IVIG infusion and Doctor visit, when we hit snow!!  It was almost a white out at one point and lucky for us the roads stayed fairly clear.  We were on the outskirts of Boston, in the left hand lane, when a snow plow on the opposite side of the barrier, violently threw wet snow on all the cars in our lane.  It was scary!  I am still shocked that there wasn't a major accident.  Stupid head plow driver!

The IVIG infusion is to raise my IgG level, meaning my immune system.  In my 14 years of going through all this nonsense, I've never had a low IgG level.  We suspect it's another side effect of covid, as if diabetes wasn't enough.  What a mofo!!  I did get both vaccines without anything major, other than a backache. Thank goodness. There is a thought that because my immune system is low, my body didn't fight the vaccine, it just accepted it.  Kind of cool.

I was able to see my doctor in person for the first time since October.  He came to the infusion area to see me.  He said that my blood work looked good.  We are hoping that I won't have to do another infusion.  It took us over 3 hours to get to Boston, 4 1/2 hour infusion, (with Lee waiting in the lobby) and then a ride home.  We don't like 11 hour days with traffic. 

I hate my trips to Boston.  They always freak me out, but once I get there my emotions change.  I feel at home there.  I feel safe there.  It always ends up being hard to leave the comfort of being well taken care of.  I know the doctors and nurses.  I even had the same infusion nurse that I had over three years ago before transplant.  It's nothing like the complete cluster F at Danbury Hospital, with the exception of the awesome nurses in Danbury. I will be sharing my Danbury Hospital covid nightmare very soon. 

Our awesome neighbors Lynda and Tom took care of our dog, Sadie, when we went to Boston.  When we got home, there was a very pretty flower arrangement waiting on the coffee table.  How sweet is that!!  They are the same people who made sure we had Thanksgiving dinner after I got out of the bad hospital.  There are some very kind people in this world and we are lucky to know some of them!

Peace out Peeps! 🐥😷